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COVE, 41, Wellington Street, Strand, London. Telegraphic Address-GARDCHRON, LONDON. Telephone No. 1543 GERRARD. *** May be ordered of all Booksellers and Newsagents, and at the Railway Bookstalls. LONDON, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1909. CONTENTS.-No. 288. Duke of York and Miss Flood - Munro of Novar said to Noah," 10. BEPLIES:-Words and Phrases in Old American News papers, 10-Seething Lane-James Ingram, President of Institution'-Gulix Holland-Dr. Johnson's Watch-Dr. "-"All the world and his wife," 13-Green Dragon Notes. bar. Besides this, he managed a bookselling business with the help of his son George, who was apprenticed to him in 1788; but the father died before the apprenticeship was out. The bookselling business began with James Miller, who was a brother of Mr. Unwin's great-grandfather. George Miller (born 14 Jan., 1771; died 26 July, 1835) was a general merchant and bookseller in Dunbar, having inherited both businesses from his father; he was one of the pioneers in Scotland of cheap and instructive literature. He established a circulating library at Dunbar in 1789, and started there in 1795 the first East Lothian press, which was removed to Haddington about 1804. He appears to have continuously resided at Dunbar, which was still frequently used as his imprint." The name of the firm was J. & G. Miller. (Authorities.-MS. Notes on the Miller Family,' by F. M. Gladstone, and Bibliography of Works relating to Dunfermline and W. of Fife,' by Erskine Beveridge, 1901, p. xvii.) James Miller (born 21 Dec., 1791; died 23 May, 1865), printer and author, was the eldest son of George, as already stated. His first training was in a writer's office in Dunbar, from which he was taken by his father to superintend the printing business, now transferred to Haddington. He began to write while still at school, afterwards contributed poems to The Cheap Magazine, and published much miscellaneous verse MILLER BIBLIOGRAPHY. in later life, besides his prose histories of UNDERNEATH will be found a bibliography Dunbar and Haddington. The Haddington and notes of two Scottish publishers: (1) branch of the business succeeded at first, George Miller of Dunbar, 1771-1835, and and he held, at one time, a seat in the Council of the town. But reverses came, and he (2) his son James Miller of Haddington, 1791-1865. Neither of these is mentioned gave way to intemperance. The drink in the Dictionary of National Biography.' habit grew, and overcame him finally, and They were pioneers of popular literature in his last years were passed in great destitupublishing very early in the nineteenth tion. He died in Queensberry House, Edincentury The Cheap Magazine, which was burgh, having been placed in that instituissued at the price of fourpence some tion through the kindness of some friends, twenty years before Chambers's Journal and supported by a small annuity from the was started, and had a circulation not Literary Fund. James Miller, in his latter confined to Scotland, and years, was known in Haddington under the averaging from 12,000 to 20,000 copies a month. sobriquet of The Lamp.' Their line is represented in the publishing world of to-day by Mr. T. Fisher Unwin, whose grandmother was ຄ Miller of the same family. Many of the details here given are derived from Mr. Unwin's own collection. James Miller (born 20 March, 1725; died 27 June, 1789), the father of George, was a general merchant," or grocer," in Dun 46 66 66 Family,' mentioned I now proceed to give a list of books published by the Millers, with dates. [1799] An account of a dreadful hurricane, the month of October, 1780....And of an awful which happened in the Island of Jamaica, in phænomenon called a Tornado, which took place, in the parish of Ednam in Berwickshire, this present year, 1799. To the great terror of the Spectators who beheld its alarming aspect. Dunbar printed for [by] and sold by G. Miller. .No date. 12mo, 24 pp. No copy in the British Museum. Pp. 11-14 are damaged by fire. [1799] An account of several remarkable earthquakes which have happened in various quarters of the world; with the direful consequences, that have accrued, from those dreadful convulsions of nature, occasional shocks of which have been felt in Scotland, within these 13 years. Two so recently, as the months of January and February, 1799. Collected from good Authorities. Dunbar printed for and sold by G. Miller.... No date. 12mo, 24 pp. Not in B.M. 1800. The world turn'd upside down. To which, are added, Tarry Woo, The valiant sailor, The colliers bonny Lassie, Bold Sylvia, My love is but a Lassie yet. Printed by G. Miller, High Street, Dunbar. 1800. 12mo, 8 pp. The World Turn'd Upside Down' was a ballad common in London from 1790 onwards. One such version (B.M. 11621. k. 5. 427) begins "I am a poor unhappy Man," and runs to 8 stanzas. Of the last piece by Burns-only the first 8 lines are printed! [1810 ?] The battle of Talavera; or, the solider's threnody. Haddington: printed by B.M. G. Miller... No date. 12mo, 8 pp. Not in 66 The Battle of Talavera, a poem [by J. W. Croker]. Sixth edition corrected with some additions," 8vo, was published in London in 1810 (B.M. 1465. h. 13. (9).) Talavera was fought 27-8 July, 1809. This is probably a contemporary piece. 1801. [Defoe (Daniel).] The life and most surprising adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, mariner. Who lived eight and twenty years in an uninhabited island, on the coast of America, near the mouth of the great river Oroonoque, including an account of his deliverance thence, and his after surprising adventures. With his vision of the angelic world. An improved edition, illustrated with eight engravings, from original designs. To which is annexed, the remarkable history of Alexander Selkirk; who lived four years and four months in a state of solitude on the Island of Juan Fernandez in the Pacific Ocean. Dunbar printed by, and for, Son, : G. Miller. 1801. 12mo, 238 pp. B.M. 12614, ccc. 22. The 8 curious full-page woodcuts are drawn and engraved by A. Čarse, Edinburgh. 1803. Cheap Tracts. Calculated to promote the interests of religion, virtue, & humanity. Vol. I. Dunbar: [printed] published & sold by G. Miller. 1803. 12mo. Not in the B.M. Tracts 1-10, of 24 pp. each, numbered consecutively, and with separate title-pages. The complete series consists of 20 Tracts. A list of the 20 titles is given in 'Latter Struggles,' 1833, p. 49. 1806. Goldsmith (Oliver). The Traveller: or, a prospect of society. With a beautiful frontispiece....cut on wood by Bewick. Haddington: printed by and for G. Miller. 1806. 12mo, viii+30 pp. Not in B.M. Many editions with illustrations by Bewick were being published in London at this time. This is in original paper covers: Price Six pence." 1813-14. The Cheap Magazine, a work of humble import; yet claiming the attention of all ranks, as having for its object the Prevention of Crimes, and being calculated to ensure the peace, comfort and security of society; by alluring the young and thoughtless to a taste for reading subjects of real utility....consisting of original communications and select extracts....Haddington: printed and published by George Miller and 1813-14. 2 vols. 8vo. Vol. I. (Nos. 1–13) viii+616 pp. Vol. II. (Nos. 1-13) iv+620 pp. See 'The Lamp of Lothian,' 1844, p. 525 :— "This publication, which was followed by The Monthly Monitor, was rather of an instructive than literary nature; both were written chiefly by the publisher himself and Mrs. Grant of Duthil.' Facsimiles of title-page, and p. 81, vol. i. are given by Mr. Chas. E. Green in his East Lothian,' Edinb. and Lond., 1907, pp. 41 and 43. The Cheap Magazine appears to have been popularly known as The Cheapy, and is so referred to by Mr. J. M. Barrie in 'A Window in Thrums.' 1813. The Cheap Magazine....Haddington.... 1813. Vol. I. (Second Copy.) 1815. The Monthly Monitor and philanthropic museum: being a cheap repository for hints, suggestions, facts, and discoveries, interesting to humanity; and for papers of every description, having a tendency to prevent the commission of crimes, counteract the baneful effects of pernicious sentiments and bad example; encourage 10 S. XII. JULY 3, 1909.] NOTES AND QUERIES. I. 3 1547. a spirit of industry, economy and frugality among and heir of John Bradridge of Slinfold. Nos. 1-6 Jan. to June, 1815. This publica- Title-page to vol. i. only. [1815.] The traveller's guide to Madeira and the West Indies; being a hieroglyphic representation of appearances and incidents during a voyage out and homewards, in a series of engravings from original drawings taken on the spot, &c. wherein is exhibited an exact delineation of the principal objects on the passage: with a treatise explanatory of the various figures....To which are added occasional notes, &c. by a young traveller. Haddington: printed by G. Miller and Son, for G. Miller, Dunbar,....No date. 8vo. With 10 plates. 120 pp. B.M. 795 e. 43. 66 The author's Introduction is dated Jan., 1815. List of Errata, p. 120, is spelt 'Eratta.' Probably written by George Miller, second son of George Miller of Dunbar. He was born 10 June, 1794, and was a sailor in his earlier years. According to Latter Struggles,' he wrote the book about Madeira on his way to India. See MS.Notes on the Miller Family,' by F. M. Gladstone. [1815.] The traveller's guide to Madeira and the West Indies.... Second copy. Title-page torn at top. 1816. Britain triumphant! With other poems. By an East Lothian ploughman. Haddington: printed for the author by G. Miller and Son. 1816. 8vo, iv+44 pp. B.M. 11,633, bbb. 5. This book is not in Mr. Unwin's collection: the title and description are taken from the copy in the Advocates' Library, Edinburgh. The B.M. copy has unimportant MS. notes. T. F. U. (To be concluded.) The will of Sir John Hussey appears to be somewhat at variance with this. It is dated 18 Feb., 1554/5, and was proved in P.C.C. 27 Sept., 1557. Names his wife Dame Bridget; his brothers John and George Hussey; his wife's two daughters (then unmarried) Katherine and Alice; his brother (brother-in-law) Michael Appesley (Apsley); his cousin William Hussey, son to my cousin Anthony Hussey"; cousin John Mychell of Standland. No sons are mentioned by name, but to Dame Bridget his wife is left the wardship of my two sons." Said wife executrix. Sir Thomas Palmer, Kt., John Carryl, Mr. Anthony Husee, brother John Husee, cousin John Mychell, Overseers. 66 The will of his widow, "Dame Brigitt Hussee," dated 23 Sept., 1557, and proved in London 2 May, 1558, requests her executors to execute the will of her former husband William Ernley. Bequests to her son Richard Ernley when 21, son John Ernley, and daughters Katherine and Alice; to cousin Anthony Hussee of London, cousin Laurence Hussee, sister (-in-law) Katherine Apesley, cousin George's eldest son, cousin Thomas Mychell of Hillwith, sister Jane Moore, and brother (-in-law) John Hussey. Cousin George Goring, Lawrence Hussey, George Fennor, and Avery Mychell executors. Richard Fulmerston and Anthony Hussey, Esq., overseers. Dame Bridget, who is not named by Dallaway, was the second wife of Sir Henry. She was daughter to Thomas Spring of Lavenham, Suffolk. Her first husband, William Ernley of Ernley and Cackham, HUSSEY OF SLINFOLD, SUSSEX. Sussex, died in 1545, and the Ernley VisitaTHE pedigree of this family in Dallaway's tion pedigree shows that he left by his wife 'Sussex' (ii. 355-6) leaves much to be two sons, Richard and John, and two desired. Not only is no indication given daughters, Katherine and Alice, all of whom of its origin, or of its connexion-if any-are mentioned in their mother's will, the with any other of the widespread county eldest son being under age. families of the name, but the earlier generations seem to be far from accurately stated. Sir Henry Hussey, with whom the pedigree commences, and whose parentage is not stated, was undoubtedly the first of the line at Slinfold, an estate he seemingly acquired in marriage with Eleanor, daughter With some reserve, I venture to suggest that my two sons " whose wardship Sir Henry Hussey left to his wife were not his sons by his first wife, but the two sons of that wife by William Ernley. It is highly improbable that a son in wardship in 1555 would in less than eight years afterwards die the father of a numerous family; and still more improbable that a son younger still would three years later be old enough for Parliamentary honours. In that case Sir Henry Hussey would die s.p., his heir probably being not a son John, but his next brother of that name, who would thus be the actual father of the Slinfold line. Katherine Apsley, the sister-in-law named in the will of Dame Bridget, was wife of Michael Apsley, second son of William Apsley of Thackham, Sussex. In the Visitation Apsley pedigree she is called "daughter of Hussey of Poynes, Sussex "-the only indication, and that very obscure, of the parentage of Sir Henry and his brothers. The will of John Hussey, brother of Sir Henry, in which he is described as of Cuckfield, Sussex, is dated 25 June, 1571, and was proved in London in September, 1572. Names his wife Margaret; brother George; sons John, Henry, and Edmund; daughter Ann (under age); nephew Michael Appesley; and brother-in-law Wyman Warde. Desires to be buried in Cuckfield Church. His wife Margaret was daughter of Edward Apsley, and sister of Michael Apsley, who married Katherine, sister to Sir Henry Hussey. There was thus a twofold marriage connexion between the families. I have not been able to follow the descendants of John Hussey of Cuckfield: so far as appears, they do not seem to agree with the descendants of John, the alleged son of Sir Henry Hussey, as given by Dallaway. in 66 66 66 The will of Anthony Hussey of London is dated 12 Jan., 1557, and was proved 31 Oct., 1560. In it he bears the curious description of Governor of the English nation (by which, there is little doubt, is intended Governor of the company of English merchants at Antwerp) and agent Flanders. He appoints his wellapproved friends " Master Thomas Lodge, Alderman of London, and Benjamin Gunson, Esq., executors "for a quyet to be had between my wife and my children." To his well-beloved wife Katherine Hussey his Mansion House in the West End of Paternoster Row." Bequest to his son Laurence Hussey reversion of house in Paternoster Row to the children of his daughter Ursula, wife of Benjamin Gunson. Plate, &c., "which the Marques of Barrow [?] gave me, to " my son Gunson and my daughter his wife.' To John Insente [?] 20%. in money and the jointe patente of myne office in Powles, willing hym to binde upp in due form the register of the late Archbushop Cranmer, together with all books, &c., for 66 66 one His the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury." "My adventure in Russia to be divided into three parts for wife and son. To his brother (? wife's brother) Godman's children soveraigne of thre angels apeece.' advowson in Salisbury to Anthonie Hobbie, whom Sir Andrew Judd, Knight, knoweth." Bequests of a ring to my good friend Sir John Tregonwell, Knight": to the Dean of Canterbury and York "that gilt pot with the Rose which Master Alderman Chester gave me ; and a diamond " to my special good ladie Dame Blanche fforman, widow." "" 66 He was There is little doubt that this Anthony Hussey is the cousin Anthony of London named in the wills of Sir Henry Hussey and his widow Dame Bridget. M.P. for Horsham in 1553, and for Shoreham in 1558, and is frequently mentioned in the State Papers of the period. Dallaway wrongly calls him the second son of Sir Henry. The two brief Hussey pedigrees in the Harleian Society's Visitation of London (i. 407) are of no assistance in unravelling the earlier generations, inasmuch as both lines derive from younger sons who are not named by Dallaway. W. D. PINK. Lowton, Newton-le-Willows. [See 10 S. xi. 428, and post, p. 13.] FRANCESCO CASANOVA THE PAINTER. IN the Mémoires de Jacques Casanova his brother François, "célèbre peintre de batailles," is mentioned frequently (I take the Paris edition, Garnier Frères, for my references). Vol. i. p. 22, it is recorded that he was born in 1727, and was established at Vienna in or about 1783. He passed four years at Dresden. He left there in 1752, and went to Paris, after copying at Dresden all the beautiful battle pictures of the "galerie électorale." Jacques, having met his brother François in Paris, offered to use his influence with his great acquaintances in order that François might be received into the Académie. This offer François refused, confessing that a former rejection by the Académie had been quite right, but adding that " to-day," counting on the appreciation of talent by the French, he looked for a better reception (iii. 373). He was received by the Académie de Peinture by acclamation, after exhibiting at the Louvre a battle-piece which the Académie bought for 500 fouis (or, p. 373, 12,000 francs). M. de Sanci, treasurer of the administration of the revenues of the clergy, regarding himself as under an obligation to |